Ranked choice voting approved in Oak Park

| Luzane Draughon | Wednesday Journal |

Now that the referendum has passed, RCV will be used starting in April 2027. This method of voting includes the village trustees and village president, but not the village clerk.

Oak Park is the second municipality in Illinois to adopt ranked choice voting for local elections. Evanston was the first, in November 2022, and is expected to implement the system in April 2025.

In Peoria, the local township had an advisory referendum asking if voters would like ranked choice voting statewide. It passed with 67% of voters in favor, according to FairVote Illinois.